Kris Aquino Talks About The Barretto Family Row

Kris Aquino has voiced her opinion about the current feud among members of the Barretto family.

In her show KrisTV on Wednesday, Aquino discussed how she knows Claudine and Gretchen Barretto, the two sisters in the center of the current controversy.

Both sisters are currently in a word war. Claudine is said to be blocking her niece Julia’s entry to show business as she grapples with the fact that her own career is struggling. Julia is the daughter of Marjorie Barretto and Dennis Padilla.

Aquino said that based the Claudine she knows, it seems far-fetched that the actress is trying to ruin Julia’s career.

Aquino worked with Claudine in 2006 in the movie Sukob.

“When we were doing 'Sukob', although that was way back 2006, noong nagshu-shooting kami at nagpi-pictorial si Julia at si Claudia, sumasama talaga kay Claudine eh,” Aquino told co-host John Lapus.

“So alam ko na super close sila while those children were growing up,” she said.

On Gretchen, who she worked with on a commercial, Aquino said that it seems out of character for the Barretto to be talking the way she is talking about her sister.

“Kaya ako nagtataka kasi Gretchen prays the rosary, every time, talagang two to three times a day, she goes to Baclaran. May devotion. Nagsisimba, parang very solid ang relationship with God,” Aquino said.

Aquino also tried to rationalize the statement given by Inday Barretto, mother of the Barretto sisters, in a recent article by Ricky Lo for the Philippine Star. In the statement, she called Gretchen “evil” and a “liar”. Gretchen did not comment on the statement, a fact Aquino said she appreciate as not commenting is sometimes the only thing someone in that position can do to avoid more trouble.

Aquino, who is the younger sister of current Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, said that maybe Mommy Inday gave the statement she gave Lo because she could not help but defend a child she sees as helpless.

The host actress said that she was shocked when she heard about the statement. “Sobrang tapang at sobrang madetalye,” she described the statement.